Published December 16, 1985
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Journal article
Time-dependent Dirac equation with relativistic mean-field dynamics applied to heavy-ion scattering
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27706
- 2. Gesellschaft fur Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Federal Republic of Germany
Description
We treat the relativistic propagation of nucleons coupled to scalar- and vector-meson fields in a mean-field approximation. The time-dependent Dirac and mean--meson-field equations are solved numerically in three dimensions. Collisions of 16O (300, 600, and 1200 MeV/nucleon) +16O are studied for various impact parameters. The results are compared to other recent theoretical approaches. The calculations predict spallation, large transverse-momentum transfer, and positive-angle sidewards flow, in qualitative agreement with the data in this energy regime
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Volume
- 55
- Journal Issue
- 25
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 2786-2789
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 17038449
- Subject category
- S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DIRAC EQUATION; FIELD EQUATIONS; GEV RANGE 01-10; GEV RANGE 10-100; HARTREE-FOCK METHOD; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; OXYGEN 16 REACTIONS; OXYGEN 16 TARGET; RELATIVITY THEORY; SCALAR MESONS; SCATTERING; SPALLATION; TIME DEPENDENCE; TRANSVERSE MOMENTUM; VECTOR MESONS
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; GEV RANGE; HADRONS; HEAVY ION REACTIONS; LINEAR MOMENTUM; MESON RESONANCES; MESONS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; RESONANCE PARTICLES; TARGETS; WAVE EQUATIONS